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This isn't about the Games.
Author: Raine
Date: 08/07/2013 14:19:53
Monday I talked about the Sochi Winter Olympics and the problems posed by legislation persecuting LGBT people and their allies. You'll recall that a 'Pride house' was rejected for fear of propaganda leading to promote "non-traditional sexual orientation which can undermine the security of the Russian society and the state, provoke social-religious hatred, which is the feature of the extremist character of the activity." This is happening due to the influence of the Russian Orthdox church. Russia has been trying to reclaim it's public embrace of spirituality after the fall of the USSR You'll recall that the country, under a communism authority there was no tolerance of practicing religion. Recently Russian State TV aired a documentary:
This is the same church with supporters like this: And this. This was written by a member of the ROC. The author is correct in saying that Pussy Riot is no Tolstoy, but that the message the Russian Government is sending: that it will bow to the influence of the church, is chilling. Are we witnessing violations of the Geneva Conventions? I don't know but I think it is safe to say that the governmental embrace of intolerance is proving to be deadly. This young man was tortured and killed after revealing he was gay. John Averosis of America Blog has been following reports that some of these attacks might be coordinated. Other outlets are reporting the same very disturbing trend. (*warning the photo is graphic and NSFW*) (** see the bottom of the blog for a curious bonus click regarding this social network)
Yesterday another man was murdered. It may be a coincidence, but he was deeply critical of the ROC and the jailing of Pussy Riot. He was also 75, and a priest. IBT writes: One July 9, yet another Russian Journalist was killed. This brings the number to 56 since 1992, according to the Committee to Protect journalists. Journalists, Feminists, Priests and the LGBT community are jailed and dying in Russia for expressing criticism of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Government. This was religion under the Soviet Union: Is this the result of the Orthodox Church influence over the Russian Government? Is this what the fall of the USSR was for?
There's something happening here. Whether the Olympics are boycotted or not, there is something far more sinister happening in the former USSR. Is the former atheist state turning into a theocracy?
and 
Raine
**Bonus Click**
The Second Christianization of Rus was shown last week on the state owned TV channel Rossia-1. The title speaks for itself: the years after the fall of the Soviet Union are portrayed as the time of the great religious revival in Russia, i.e., the return of Russian Orthodox faith. Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, talks throughout the film about the significance of the Eastern Orthodox Church for the building of Russia's new spiritual identity.
This is the same church with supporters like this:
Before the vote, gay rights activists attempted to hold a "kissing rally" outside the State Duma, located across the street from Red Square in central Moscow, but they were attacked by hundreds of Orthodox Christian activists and members of pro-Kremlin youth groups. The mostly burly young men with closely cropped hair pelted them with eggs while shouting obscenities and homophobic slurs.
The arrest and conviction of Pussy Riot on charges of hooliganism fits into a broader context of Russian cultural history and political structure. Pussy Riot's conviction is yet another example of the collaboration between church and state typical of Russian history, aimed to increase Putin's power. (snip)
This is not the first time that the Russian Orthodox Church has partnered up with various Russian forms of government. The ROC was the official religious authority during the rule of the Romanov dynasty, it cooperated with the KGB under Communist rule, and it is following that well-established Soviet script once again in the interest of the Putin regime. In the very beginning of the 20th century, the ROC excommunicated another literary titan, Lev Tolstoy. In addition to writing fiction, Tolstoy engaged in philosophical writing on the very fundamental structures of state and organized religion. For his beliefs, he was excommunicated, but not prosecuted, in 1901.
In both instances, the state either stayed out of the matter or supported the creative thinker. This has not been the case with Pussy Riot.
By pressing for the charges to be presented before the state authorities over an unconventional prayer of “Virgin Mary,Put Putin Away,” we are witnessing an unprecedented level of collaboration between the ROC and the Putin regime for the purposes of political prosecution.
I wrote the other day about how vigilante groups in Russia were luring gay teens via Russian social media sites, then kidnapping and torturing them. One such teen, profiled in our piece, may now be dead, according to Russian human rights activists. He was a young Uzbek waiter, and I’ve found additional photos, and a video, online of his abduction.
Russian Neo Nazis have been advised by a top-ranking supremacist to create fake profiles on a popular Russian social network, VK.com, and lure in gay male teenagers in order to torture and humiliate them for being gay.
Yesterday another man was murdered. It may be a coincidence, but he was deeply critical of the ROC and the jailing of Pussy Riot. He was also 75, and a priest.
Adelgeim, a former religious dissident who had been imprisoned under Soviet rule, had in recent years in his blog and newspaper articles been hugely critical of the powerful leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church.
For a religious figure he had been unusually vocal in his support for Pussy Riot, two of whose members are serving two year prison camp terms for an illegal performance in a Moscow church.
In 2012 he spoke up against the jailing of Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Katarina Samutsevich, 30, and Maria Alyokhina, 24, who were arrested after staging a controversial musical performance at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral.
The feminist punk band famously performed an anti-Kremlin "punk prayer", calling for the Lord to oust President Vladimir Putin.
The stunt outraged Russia's conservative religious society. However Adelgeim was among the hundreds of prominent Russians who signed a letter imploring to Orthodox Patriarch Kirill to pardon the women.
On January 11, unidentified assailants shot at Akhmednabiev three times but missed. He had received death threats in May 2012 and immediately reported them to police. Law enforcement authorities did not effectively investigate either the threats or the subsequent shooting. Akhmednabiev’s lawyer, Abdurashid Sheikhov, told Caucasian Knot that the murder would not have occurred if not for the “negligence of the entire law enforcement system.”
The Soviet Union was the first state to have, as an ideological objective, the elimination of religion and its replacement with universal atheism. The communist regime confiscated religious property, ridiculed religion, harassed believers, and propagated atheism in schools. The confiscation of religious assets was often based on accusations of illegal accumulation of wealth.
There's something happening here. Whether the Olympics are boycotted or not, there is something far more sinister happening in the former USSR. Is the former atheist state turning into a theocracy?
and Raine
**Bonus Click**
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Comment by 
wickedpam on 08/07/2013 13:38:51
wickedpam on 08/07/2013 13:38:51
Morning 
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 08/07/2013 13:54:23
trojanrabbit on 08/07/2013 13:54:23
Morning.
Yesterday I got to work even a little earlier than the normal early only to find the power in the building off. After sitting around a while twiddling our thumbs with no estimate for restoration, we were kicked out of the building and sent home or to whereever, given the options to come back later or work from home.
So, of course, after an hour drive home, have breakfast, cuddle the cats, turn on my laptop I find that power is on, so back I go. Probably half decided not to come back.
This morning, guess what......no power. But it came back in a few minutes. Nice infrastructure. NSTAR either doesn't know what's going on, or won't tell us.
Yesterday I got to work even a little earlier than the normal early only to find the power in the building off. After sitting around a while twiddling our thumbs with no estimate for restoration, we were kicked out of the building and sent home or to whereever, given the options to come back later or work from home.
So, of course, after an hour drive home, have breakfast, cuddle the cats, turn on my laptop I find that power is on, so back I go. Probably half decided not to come back.
This morning, guess what......no power. But it came back in a few minutes. Nice infrastructure. NSTAR either doesn't know what's going on, or won't tell us.
Comment by 
Scoopster on 08/07/2013 14:05:50
Scoopster on 08/07/2013 14:05:50
Mornin' all.. 
You're looking at a soon-to-be victim of the Ikea Nesting Instinct.
You're looking at a soon-to-be victim of the Ikea Nesting Instinct.
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 14:06:34
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 14:06:34
Hello mon peeps.
Happy birthdayBlueboy I mean Clintster!
Happy birthday
Comment by wickedpam on 08/07/2013 14:07:43
Ditto that
Happy B-Day Clint! Good luck with the interview
wickedpam on 08/07/2013 14:07:43
Quote by Mondobubba:
Hello mon peeps.
Happy birthdayBlueboyI mean Clinster!
Ditto that
Happy B-Day Clint! Good luck with the interview
Comment by trojanrabbit on 08/07/2013 14:10:13
Third that
Happy birthday, Clintster!
trojanrabbit on 08/07/2013 14:10:13
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Mondobubba:
Hello mon peeps.
Happy birthdayBlueboyI mean Clinster!
Ditto that
Happy B-Day Clint! Good luck with the interview
Third that
Happy birthday, Clintster!
Comment by 
TriSec on 08/07/2013 14:10:28
TriSec on 08/07/2013 14:10:28
Clintster's birthday today?
That means we have a blog quinella, is it?
6 - Miss Madison (Brother Trisec's youngling)
7 - Clintster
8 - A very Loyal person.
9 - Javi.
Yeesh.
That means we have a blog quinella, is it?
6 - Miss Madison (Brother Trisec's youngling)
7 - Clintster
8 - A very Loyal person.
9 - Javi.
Yeesh.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 14:12:43
Oh?
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 14:12:43
Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all..
You're looking at a soon-to-be victim of the Ikea Nesting Instinct.
Oh?
Comment by 
clintster on 08/07/2013 14:14:47
clintster on 08/07/2013 14:14:47
Thanks, guys! I do have to mention this, though.
Since January 20, 2009, my age has increased by nearly 12%. My son's age has more than doubled.
THANKS OBAMA!
Since January 20, 2009, my age has increased by nearly 12%. My son's age has more than doubled.
THANKS OBAMA!
Comment by Scoopster on 08/07/2013 14:15:00
Mondo, that clip has special significance right now. I literally just watched that episode a couple nights ago! Finally got around to watching the whole series.
Scoopster on 08/07/2013 14:15:00
Mondo, that clip has special significance right now. I literally just watched that episode a couple nights ago! Finally got around to watching the whole series.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 14:25:11
That is 4 out of 6 numbers for your powerball ticket homy.
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 14:25:11
Quote by TriSec:
Clintster's birthday today?
That means we have a blog quinella, is it?
6 - Miss Madison (Brother Trisec's youngling)
7 - Clintster
8 - A very Loyal person.
9 - Javi.
Yeesh.
That is 4 out of 6 numbers for your powerball ticket homy.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 14:36:43
Why type do tell, when there is Omar saying it? Glad to help Scoop.
Good to see you are having the life changing experience that is watching "The Wire"
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 14:36:43
Quote by Scoopster:
Mondo, that clip has special significance right now. I literally just watched that episode a couple nights ago! Finally got around to watching the whole series.
Why type do tell, when there is Omar saying it? Glad to help Scoop. Good to see you are having the life changing experience that is watching "The Wire"
Comment by 
Raine on 08/07/2013 14:37:33
Happy Birthday, Clint.
Raine on 08/07/2013 14:37:33
Quote by clintster:
Thanks, guys! I do have to mention this, though.
Since January 20, 2009, my age has increased by nearly 12%. My son's age has more than doubled.
THANKS OBAMA!
Happy Birthday, Clint.
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 14:39:10
BLOG POSTED!
Raine on 08/07/2013 14:39:10
Comment by wickedpam on 08/07/2013 14:46:03
wickedpam on 08/07/2013 14:46:03
*sigh* and this is what I dislike most about religion, they take the beauty of faith, love, hope and charity and completely corrupt it
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 14:47:53
Blue Boy wishes Clintster a happy, trippy birthday
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 14:47:53
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 14:49:27
This is what happens when Religion and government join forces to suppress people instead of lifting up humanity.
It's not like our country has clean hands but I really think Harvey Fierstein's Op-Ed was very on point.
Raine on 08/07/2013 14:49:27
Quote by wickedpam:
*sigh* and this is what I dislike most about religion, they take the beauty of faith, love, hope and charity and completely corrupt it
It's not like our country has clean hands but I really think Harvey Fierstein's Op-Ed was very on point.
Comment by wickedpam on 08/07/2013 14:59:12
oh by no means our our hands clean.
Often feel the denizens of "heaven" look at us like this and think "That's not what we meant"
wickedpam on 08/07/2013 14:59:12
Quote by Raine:This is what happens when Religion and government join forces to suppress people instead of lifting up humanity.Quote by wickedpam:
*sigh* and this is what I dislike most about religion, they take the beauty of faith, love, hope and charity and completely corrupt it
It's not like our country has clean hands but I really think Harvey Fierstein's Op-Ed was very on point.
oh by no means our our hands clean.
Often feel the denizens of "heaven" look at us like this and think "That's not what we meant"
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 15:01:29
That might be the best facepalm ever.
Raine on 08/07/2013 15:01:29
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:This is what happens when Religion and government join forces to suppress people instead of lifting up humanity.Quote by wickedpam:
*sigh* and this is what I dislike most about religion, they take the beauty of faith, love, hope and charity and completely corrupt it
It's not like our country has clean hands but I really think Harvey Fierstein's Op-Ed was very on point.
oh by no means our our hands clean.
Often feel the denizens of "heaven" look at us like this and think "That's not what we meant"
That might be the best facepalm ever.
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 15:05:19
Raine on 08/07/2013 15:05:19
Obama cancels summit with Putin.
The media is trying really hard to make this about Snowden, but I don;t think that is the the entire story.
It's not the cold war, but we have a russia problem.
The media is trying really hard to make this about Snowden, but I don;t think that is the the entire story.
It's not the cold war, but we have a russia problem.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 15:07:10
We have had a Russia problem ever since Putin came to power the first time.
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 15:07:10
Quote by Raine:
Obama cancels summit with Putin.
The media is trying really hard to make this about Snowden, but I don;t think that is the the entire story.
It's not the cold war, but we have a russia problem.
We have had a Russia problem ever since Putin came to power the first time.
Comment by trojanrabbit on 08/07/2013 15:14:27
It's a new front of an overall religious war.
trojanrabbit on 08/07/2013 15:14:27
Quote by Raine:
Obama cancels summit with Putin.
The media is trying really hard to make this about Snowden, but I don;t think that is the the entire story.
It's not the cold war, but we have a russia problem.
It's a new front of an overall religious war.
Comment by wickedpam on 08/07/2013 15:26:44
wickedpam on 08/07/2013 15:26:44
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 15:39:35
Raine on 08/07/2013 15:39:35
I have to admit. Im a little bit proud.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 15:44:25
Oh fancy! Not one, but two, yes TWO quotes for President Bobber! Were they accurate? You know how the lamestream media is!
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 15:44:25
Quote by Raine:
Speaking of the President...
Can we can a hell yeah?
Oh fancy! Not one, but two, yes TWO quotes for President Bobber! Were they accurate? You know how the lamestream media is!
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 15:50:24
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 15:50:24
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 15:54:55
You should be! Quotes in theAmazon WaPo are pretty big deals.
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 15:54:55
Quote by Raine:
I have to admit. Im a little bit proud.
You should be! Quotes in the
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 16:09:13
Personally I LOL'd at this: The White House Honey Porter proved “a little on the sweet side and one-dimensional,â€
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Raine on 08/07/2013 16:09:13
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
Speaking of the President...
Can we can a hell yeah?
Oh fancy! Not one, but two, yes TWO quotes for President Bobber! Were they accurate? You know how the lamestream media is!
Personally I LOL'd at this: The White House Honey Porter proved “a little on the sweet side and one-dimensional,â€
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Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 16:22:18
That is going to get Bobber on an enemies list.
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 16:22:18
Quote by Raine:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
Speaking of the President...
Can we can a hell yeah?
Oh fancy! Not one, but two, yes TWO quotes for President Bobber! Were they accurate? You know how the lamestream media is!
Personally I LOL'd at this: The White House Honey Porter proved “a little on the sweet side and one-dimensional,â€
.
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That is going to get Bobber on an enemies list.
Comment by 
livingonli on 08/07/2013 17:20:08
livingonli on 08/07/2013 17:20:08
Good day, folks. Today, I have a doctor's appointment at 3:30 and I will need some luck since my blood sugar numbers have gone up.
Comment by TriSec on 08/07/2013 17:34:24
TriSec on 08/07/2013 17:34:24
Afternoon, folks. You know I really do love you madly, so this is intended as the mot endearing-est of terms.
What would it take for a remote code-monkey to do some pro-bono work for a sad-sack Cub Scout Pack that's 450 miles away with the lamest website ever?
Pizazz. We need pizazz. I also need it to go to 11.
What would it take for a remote code-monkey to do some pro-bono work for a sad-sack Cub Scout Pack that's 450 miles away with the lamest website ever?
Pizazz. We need pizazz. I also need it to go to 11.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 08/07/2013 17:40:52
Will in Chicago on 08/07/2013 17:40:52
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CLINSTER!!!
Livingonli, I hope things go well at the doctor.
I am well. Busy working on a lot of different things.
Livingonli, I hope things go well at the doctor.
I am well. Busy working on a lot of different things.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 08/07/2013 17:45:25
Will in Chicago on 08/07/2013 17:45:25
Raine, I think that your blog is spot on.
Yesterday, I linked to the article "The Fourteen Points of Fascism" by Laurence Britt. Here are some points that seem to particularly apply to Russia under Putin:
We have a Russia that seeks to deny its citizens the basic rights guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a treaty which the U.S. did not just sign but promoted heavily.
Yesterday, I linked to the article "The Fourteen Points of Fascism" by Laurence Britt. Here are some points that seem to particularly apply to Russia under Putin:
1. Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism. From the prominent displays of flags and bunting to the ubiquitous lapel pins, the fervor to show patriotic nationalism, both on the part of the regime itself and of citizens caught up in its frenzy, was always obvious. Catchy slogans, pride in the military, and demands for unity were common themes in expressing this nationalism. It was usually coupled with a suspicion of things foreign that often bordered on xenophobia.
2. Disdain for the importance of human rights. The regimes themselves viewed human rights as of little value and a hindrance to realizing the objectives of the ruling elite. Through clever use of propaganda, the population was brought to accept these human rights abuses by marginalizing, even demonizing, those being targeted. When abuse was egregious, the tactic was to use secrecy, denial, and disinformation.
3. Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause. The most significant common thread among these regimes was the use of scapegoating as a means to divert the people’s attention from other problems, to shift blame for failures, and to channel frustration in controlled directions. The methods of choice—relentless propaganda and disinformation—were usually effective. Often the regimes would incite “spontaneous†acts against the target scapegoats, usually communists, socialists, liberals, Jews, ethnic and racial minorities, traditional national enemies, members of other religions, secularists, homosexuals, and “terrorists.†Active opponents of these regimes were inevitably labeled as terrorists and dealt with accordingly.
8. Religion and ruling elite tied together. Unlike communist regimes, the fascist and protofascist regimes were never proclaimed as godless by their opponents. In fact, most of the regimes attached themselves to the predominant religion of the country and chose to portray themselves as militant defenders of that religion. The fact that the ruling elite’s behavior was incompatible with the precepts of the religion was generally swept under the rug. Propaganda kept up the illusion that the ruling elites were defenders of the faith and opponents of the “godless.†A perception was manufactured that opposing the power elite was tantamount to an attack on religion.
We have a Russia that seeks to deny its citizens the basic rights guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a treaty which the U.S. did not just sign but promoted heavily.
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 17:55:06
Raine on 08/07/2013 17:55:06
So I think we'll be taking a trip to the congressional cemetery this week. This is thinking outside of the box!! 
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 17:57:12
Said Monkey is at a meeting this afternoon. I will make sure he gets this message.
Raine on 08/07/2013 17:57:12
Quote by TriSec:
Afternoon, folks. You know I really do love you madly, so this is intended as the mot endearing-est of terms.
What would it take for a remote code-monkey to do some pro-bono work for a sad-sack Cub Scout Pack that's 450 miles away with the lamest website ever?
Pizazz. We need pizazz. I also need it to go to 11.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 08/07/2013 17:58:43
Will in Chicago on 08/07/2013 17:58:43
More ugliness in America, courtesy of Raw Story; Coney Island’s Jackie Robinson statue defaced with ‘die n*gger’ and swastikas
Why do we have some people who chose to hate in this day and age?
Why do we have some people who chose to hate in this day and age?
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 17:58:45
SQUEEE! GOATS!
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 17:58:45
Quote by Raine:
So I think we'll be taking a trip to the congressional cemetery this week. This is thinking outside of the box!!
SQUEEE! GOATS!
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 18:00:50
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 18:00:50
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 18:05:18
TOTAL SQUEEEE!!!
hmmmm....
(too soon?)
Raine on 08/07/2013 18:05:18
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
So I think we'll be taking a trip to the congressional cemetery this week. This is thinking outside of the box!!
SQUEEE! GOATS!
hmmmm....
(too soon?)
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 18:08:45
I would argue that he might be the smallest and tightest as opposed to the biggest... but I digress.
You know they are swiftboating McCauliffe, right?
Raine on 08/07/2013 18:08:45
Quote by Mondobubba:
The Cooch has to be the biggest asshole that Virginia has ever produced.
You know they are swiftboating McCauliffe, right?
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 18:09:53
No, I didn't but I'm not surprised in the least.
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 18:09:53
Quote by Raine:I would argue that he might be the smallest and tightest as opposed to the biggest... but I digress.Quote by Mondobubba:
The Cooch has to be the biggest asshole that Virginia has ever produced.
You know they are swiftboating McCauliffe, right?
No, I didn't but I'm not surprised in the least.
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 18:22:26
I don't get it myself, to be honest.
That being said, the Virginia NAACP just gave a huge smackdown to a *Flagger Group* here in Virginia:
Ahhh yes. The flag is all about southern hospitality.
Well bless her hateful white heart.
Raine on 08/07/2013 18:22:26
Quote by Will in Chicago:
More ugliness in America, courtesy of Raw Story; Coney Island’s Jackie Robinson statue defaced with ‘die n*gger’ and swastikas
Why do we have some people who chose to hate in this day and age?
That being said, the Virginia NAACP just gave a huge smackdown to a *Flagger Group* here in Virginia:
“Basically, the flag is being erected as a memorial to the memory and the honor of the Confederate soldiers who sacrificed, bled and died to defend Virginia from invasion,†she said.
The state’s chapter of the NAACP is vocally opposing the move.
“It would be an embarrassment,†said Virginia NAACP Executive Director King Salim Khalfani.
Khalfani said he thinks the flag will be detrimental to efforts to attract tourism to Richmond. “It’s going to continue to make Richmond look like a backwater, trailer park, hick town,†he said.
Hathaway disagreed.
“This will tell people that everyone is welcome,†Hathaway said. “Why do we have to be a place where Southerners who are proud of our heritage are not welcome?â€
Ahhh yes. The flag is all about southern hospitality.
Well bless her hateful white heart.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 18:43:32
Not at all!
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 18:43:32
Quote by Raine:TOTAL SQUEEEE!!!Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
So I think we'll be taking a trip to the congressional cemetery this week. This is thinking outside of the box!!
SQUEEE! GOATS!And they are going to fertilize....
hmmmm....
(too soon?)
Not
at all!
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 18:45:33
Defending Virginia from invasion???? I think they mean trying to suppress open rebellion against the constituted authority of the Federal government. Have I ever told you how much I hate these "Lost Cause of the South" fuckheads?
Because I can't use this quote too much:
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 18:45:33
Quote by Raine:I don't get it myself, to be honest.Quote by Will in Chicago:
More ugliness in America, courtesy of Raw Story; Coney Island’s Jackie Robinson statue defaced with ‘die n*gger’ and swastikas
Why do we have some people who chose to hate in this day and age?
That being said, the Virginia NAACP just gave a huge smackdown to a *Flagger Group* here in Virginia:“Basically, the flag is being erected as a memorial to the memory and the honor of the Confederate soldiers who sacrificed, bled and died to defend Virginia from invasion,†she said.
The state’s chapter of the NAACP is vocally opposing the move.
“It would be an embarrassment,†said Virginia NAACP Executive Director King Salim Khalfani.
Khalfani said he thinks the flag will be detrimental to efforts to attract tourism to Richmond. “It’s going to continue to make Richmond look like a backwater, trailer park, hick town,†he said.
Hathaway disagreed.
“This will tell people that everyone is welcome,†Hathaway said. “Why do we have to be a place where Southerners who are proud of our heritage are not welcome?â€
Ahhh yes. The flag is all about southern hospitality.
Defending Virginia from invasion???? I think they mean trying to suppress open rebellion against the constituted authority of the Federal government. Have I ever told you how much I hate these "Lost Cause of the South" fuckheads?
Because I can't use this quote too much:
That wouldn't have been necessary if that sesesh woman hadn't started it. They never learn. You see sesesh has to be cleared away by the hand of God like the Jews of old. Now I will have to burn this town.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 18:55:26
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 18:55:26
Raine, did you read the totally witless comment on the goat story? The stupid, it burns!
The stupid, it burns!
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 19:08:27
Anyone in particular?
I was actually afraid to read them...
Raine on 08/07/2013 19:08:27
Quote by Mondobubba:
Raine, did you read the totally witless comment on the goat story?
I was actually afraid to read them...
Comment by Raine on 08/07/2013 19:10:30
Raine on 08/07/2013 19:10:30
This?
ODS, pure and simple.
I think pigs would be more appropriate:) The House and especially the Senate have been very greedy about their "benefits" and salaries while the rest of the country suffers their pork laden bills. Oh, did I mention their exclusion of them selves and staffs from Obamacare? Oink oink oink
ODS, pure and simple.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 19:10:36
There only seems to be the one.
Mondobubba on 08/07/2013 19:10:36
Quote by Raine:Anyone in particular?Quote by Mondobubba:
Raine, did you read the totally witless comment on the goat story?
I was actually afraid to read them...
There only seems to be the one.